Many
things have happened in my life this week. They are so many thoughts on my
brain, thoughts for my blog, and my life in general.
My two
older boys are fasting today from sun up till sun down. I am not sure why all
of our churches teens are fasting but when I awoke this morning my head was a
flutter. I made donuts for breakfast following our menu and then I started
thinking back to high school and my childhood. I remember joining my friends
in their fast from sun up to sun down.
I am
taking the day off from cooking and joining my boys in their fast. I have not
fasted from food since high school. My reason behind not fasting has been I
am one of those people who have to force them selves to eat. I so easily forget
that my body needs food to live. It seems pointless to give up something that
does not tug at my heart.
My
selection from the Run to His series is Psalm 145 verses 8-21 if you want to
read them in context. These scriptures are so comforting and yet so
challenging. These verses begin by telling us God’s state of being. I am always
challenged by asking what is my state of being. Which lead to repentance and a
promise to strive harder to love like God does. As a wife, mother, friend and
human being, I strive to love those He has so graciously place in my life.
8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger
and rich in love.
Are You!
9 The LORD is good to
all; he has compassion on all he has made.
Are You!
13 The LORD is faithful to
all his promises and loving toward all he has made.
Are You!
14 The LORD upholds
all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
Are You!
17 The LORD is
righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made.
Are You!
18 The LORD is near to
all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Are You!
20 The LORD watches
over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
Are You!
God has created everything our senses experience. He has taken great pleasure in us and loves us this much. I am choosing daily to make God my standard for life. I see these verses as a checklist of things we
can strive for in the care of those around us.
The question this week is Are
You!
